Still Learning

Episode 8: Learning about your Creative Style

Rashi Birla, designer, shares her perspective on what it means to be creative.

Episode 7: Learning through Media Literacy

Emily Bailin Wells explains her background and the origin of her work in media literacy and identity.

Episode 6: Learning through Storytelling

Lindsey Steinberg describes navigating her creative path.

Episode 5: Learning Mindsets & the Law

In this episode I spoke with Katie Moran. In our conversation, Katie describes her journey from being a curious kid who sourced confidence and motivation from team sports to becoming a teacher, lawyer, and now law school professor. She highlights how informal learning — outside of school and curriculum — and her efforts to reflect regularly on her progress propelled her forward through various career paths. I was most intrigued to hear about Katie’s approach to incorporating mindsets into law school curriculum; what started as a push to help more students pass the formidable Bar exam led to her developing a unique course all about growth mindset, self-regulation and countering imposter syndrome as a foundational experience for developing lawyers. She embodies the idea of “How can we get the most out of this experience?” and it was a pleasure to hear her share examples of how this has shown up in her life.

Episode 4: Learning with your Whole Self

In this episode I spoke with Danise Olague. A former teacher, Danise describes her motivations to pursue education, and how she sees it intersect with activism and ethnic studies. We also talk about her gradual transition from the teaching world to her current role as an accessibility specialist and advocate — including how being diagnosed with a disability influenced her perspective on the potential for technology and design to be a positive force for inclusion and social change. Lastly Danise explains what “growth mindset” means to her, and how mindfulness and play shape her ongoing learning as a mother and person today.